Three Things : Fabric (& a giveaway)
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(Unikko - Orange, Mirabelle Red (Alexandar Henry), Alfie Barkcloth (Yellow))
One of my favorite parts of my recent creativity travel was working with fabric in my projects. I have been playing with bits of it with my sewing machine and starting to collect small pieces here and there (haven't gotten into any clothes sewing yet).
Here's a fabric layout I made in Christina Lazar Schuler's class at Inspired called Textile Anthology (check her Etsy store for available kits):
She talked about making an entire album of fabric pages (the one above is 8x8). I like that idea and I also love that this sort of page can just go in my regular albums as well (put it into a page protector or add grommets to fit to your album rings).
So why fabric? I like to think of it in the same way I think of pattern paper - a decoration. A bit of color. The cool thing about fabric is that it also lends texture to your project. We can all use a bit more texture in our lives. Fabric can be added to a layout with adhesive or stitched on by hand (I actually really liked the process of hand-stitching the photo on the layout above) or with a machine (quick and easy). Try using it in place of patterned paper on your next project. It's also especially great for covering chipboard albums.
Currently I am storing my fabric pieces in my metal shelf:
Here are three of my favorite sites for checking out fabric include Sew Mama Sew (love searching by color), Purl Soho (especially loving their contemporary collection), and Repodepot. You can also search etsy for vintage fabric sellers like Shabby Vintage Mom who has some cute bundles of vintage fabrics.
The giveaway today is for Donna Downey's newest book Fabric Scrapbooking. It's very much a project-based book with step by step instructions and supply lists to walk you through each project.
To enter the giveaway simply leave a comment below. I will close comments and pick a winner on Wednesday night around 7pm (April 23).
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I think of fabric like patterned paper, too. I would love this book. Thanks for the chance to win!!
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Love the Donna books and fabric was my first LOVE!!
I am a refomrmed quilter!
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i love the idea of incorporating more fabrics! i do it already with vintage materials, but those prints on your shelf look delicious!!
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That really looks like a great book! :)
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Ohh! Me! Me! Pick me! Love this!
Thanks for the inspiration, Ali.
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LOVE Donna's stuff. And I love sewing (for my girls) so I have plenty of lovely fabric to play with~!
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Wow! What an awesome giveaway!! I hope I may enter even though I'm a Swede! And by the way, thanks for all the inspiration you give, I have made a layout using one of your sketches from A designer's eye. You can have a look at it here if you want: http://scrapjo.blogspot.com/2008/04/vr-frsta-lgenhet.html
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Don't you feel "rich" when you have a good stash of fabric. It's different than having a lot great paper. There is just something about it that reminds me of my grandmother.
Thanks for sharing
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This is such a cool idea! I've never seen pages done in fabric before, might have to try it.
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Love Donna's books and can't wait to get a hold of these. I have not yet experimented with fabric on my pages but I am looking forward to making some great pages with some of my families run down quilt's.
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I agree, we could all use a little more texture in our lives!!
Way cool--thanks for the visual inspiration AND all the cool links to explore!
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Ali - Thanks for sharing - I always look forward to seeing what you're creating and it motivates me to try and keep up :)
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I love Donna's books. Maybe this book will inspire me to use up some of my fabric stash!
Chris
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I have to say your blog was the first I ever read and I haven't been able to stop reading. You are an inspiration. I love the idea of fabric scapbooking, would love to have this book too!
Continue to inspire!
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Too funny, I've been into fabric lately too. I love the soulemama blog for inspiration.
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Hi Ali:
Thank you again for the little window into your life, and for sharing your toys, you have made me inspired !!
Beth W.
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I've never even thought of doing an entirely fabric page, that's amazing!! Would love to have Donna's book!
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i am so excited for this book. the others were incredible and i love fabric in my layouts so this book is gonna rock my world i'm sure!
thanks for the good fabric links!
happy earth day!
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I, too, am very curious about Donna's book, though I must admit I'm a bit intimidated with sewing and using fabric. This might be just the thing to push me to stretch myself creatively. Thanks, Ali, for the opportunity!
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I played with fabric lo-o-o-ong before I ever thought about playing with paper! I love quilting. On your piece, is the photo a regular photo or is it printed on fabric?
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